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BIRMINGHAM,PM Connect (www.pmconnect.co.uk), the leading global entertainment and lifestyle publisher for mobile phones, has ranked 39th in The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100.

Published in September, the 17th annual Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s private technology, media and telecoms companies with the fastest-growing sales.

PM Connect joins the league table alongside other fast-growing brands such as the fashion designer website, Farfetch, peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle and online entertainment community LADBible. PM Connect was one of only three companies in the Midlands region to make the Tech Track 100, demonstrating annual sales growth of 96% over 3 years.

Entries in previous years include big business stars such as travel search engine, Skyscanner, which was bought last November for £1.4bn by China’s largest travel company, Ctrip, and takeaway website Just Eat, now valued at £4.2bn.

The company of choice for leading international mobile telecommunications network operators and media brands, PM Connect provides world-class content and products to millions of consumers via their mobile phones.

Speaking after publication of the Tech Track 100 results, James Macfarlane, Managing Director of PM Connect said, “This result is testament to the skill, innovation and hard work of our growing team. We have great ambitions for the next 12 months and look forward to continued growth and success in our industry.”

Steve Langan, CEO of Hiscox Insurance Company, commented, “Congratulations to all of the companies on the Sunday Times Tech Track 100. Their courage is laudable; rapid growth and continual innovation takes grit. We are extremely proud to be associated with such an impressive list.”

The Tech Track 100 is sponsored by Hiscox, Barclays, BDO, BGF as well as N+1 Singer and compiled by Fast Track, the Oxford-based research and networking events firm. Further details on the league table can be found at www.fasttrack.co.uk.